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Training, 11/03/2011. Identifying Burdens. Warwick Debating Society. What commonly occurs. Motion is announced. Droopy thinks up arguments for his side of the debate. Droopy provides said arguments.
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Training, 11/03/2011 Identifying Burdens Warwick Debating Society
What commonly occurs. • Motion is announced. • Droopy thinks up arguments for his side of the debate. • Droopy provides said arguments. • Feedback is given; Droopy is told that his arguments were very well made but that another team better fulfilled the burdens of the debate. • Droopy frowns.
What will now commonly occur. • Motion is announced. • You identify the burdens for the debate. • You think up arguments which best enable you to satisfy said burdens. • You provide these arguments. • You stand a far better chance of fulfilling the burden. • You smile. • Droopy still frowns.
Motion: THW require all schools to teach safe sex to children from age 10 regardless of parental consent. Government: • Children are old enough to learn about safe-sex at age 10. • It is necessary that children know about safe-sex from age 10. • The state has the authority to overrule the wishes of parents on this issue (due to 1.) Opposition: • Children are too young to know about safe-sex at age 10. • It is unnecessary to teach them about it at age 10 because it is irrelevant to their lives. • Parents have the authority to decide if they do/do not want their children taught about this issue at age 10 because it is controversial and is not urgent (due to 1. and 2.)
THW bring back corporal punishment. Government: • It is legitimate to hit children. • Corporal punishment would lead to a (large) improvement in teaching/learning conditions.
Opposition Burdens • It is illegitimate to hit children, regardless of any possible benefit. • This possible benefit does not exist anyway because corporal punishment brings more harms than benefits – i.e. worsens teaching/learning conditions.
THW allow children over the age of 13 to have gender reassignment surgery without parental consent. Government: • The age of 13 is old enough to know what gender you want to be. • Parents should not have any influence over your decision providing you are older enough. • This is better for the child in question than under the status-quo (SQ).
Opposition Burdens • You are too young at the age of 13 to know what gender you want to be. • This decision affects your well-being and thus parents should still have to consent to it (even if you are mature enough). • SQ is better for all stakeholders than the policy.
THW Criminalise Adultery Government: • Adultery causes so much harm that it should be considered a crime. • It is legitimate (and possible) for the state to punish adultery.
Opposition Burdens • Adultery cannot be classified as a crime. • The state does not have the right to intervene and punish people for actions which they undertake in such a private sphere. • Pragmatically it is impossible to implement such a policy.
THBT Black Entertainers Should Not Use the N-word During Performances. Opposition Burdens: • Black entertainers do not use the N-word in an offensive manner. • Their use of the N-word does more good than harm.
Opposition Arguments • Right to Freedom of Expression. • Black entertainers need to use the N-word to express themselves i.e. in comedy sketches. • The use of the word by black entertainers is not in a racist context and therefore should not be banned. • Their use of the n-word can give it new meaning because we live in a new generation. • It is only offensive to some black people so we shouldn’t stop it from being used. • Banning the use of the n-word will lead to it to forever have such historically racist connotations. • Lots of people find the use of the n-word in performances entertaining/humorous so it should not be discouraged from being used.
